22. How to ROCK Your Classroom Open House / Back to School Night
Educate & Rejuvenate: The Podcast · Kelsey Sorenson, Elementary Teacher, Homeschool Mom, and Life Coach
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Show Notes
With school just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what your classroom open house is going to look like. As I’ve learned, every district and school calls it something different, but it all means the same thing - meeting the teacher for the first time and scoping out the classroom before the first day of school.
For this episode, I’ve compiled my own tips, along with YOUR tips from various social media platforms to create the content for this episode. So in today’s episode, I’m sharing 10 steps to rock your classroom open house or back to school night.
Having a classroom open house is a great way to accomplish a lot of goals for the beginning of the school year and start to connect and make relationships with your students and their parents. While this idea might seem overwhelming and stressful, it’s a great way to start the school year off right, even before the first day of school. The 10 steps I share are:
- Always start by thinking of the end result you want to achieve
- Decide the setup and flow that you want to utilize
- Make a plan to invite parents and get families showing up
- Get setup before the parents and students arrive
- Greet each family and make them feel welcome
- Go over rules, procedures, and expectations in your classroom, as well as your teaching philosophy
- Try and chat with each student’s parents and introduce yourself
- Have a wish list for donations
- Include a special treat or gift (optional)
- Have fun
A lot happens throughout the school year, so it’s important to begin the year on the right foot, and a way to do that is through a classroom open house or back to school night. Whatever your district calls this type of event, by incorporating these 10 steps, it will leave you rocking your classroom open house and your students ready to be a part of your classroom community.
Resources Mentioned:
- Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
- Share your experiences with Social Emotional Learning with me here.
- Back to School Open House Resource
- Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List
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